Aussie stars battle but there’s no Ultimate triumph
Jess Hull and Cameron Myers produced gutsy displays on the final day in Budapest - but Australia's athletes left without an Ultimate Championship title.
athletics, track and field
Ultimate disappointment for Aussie athletes in Budapest
Australia's top athletes didn't have much to celebrate on the second night of the Ultimate Championship with Lachlan Kennedy not even making the 100m showdown.
Aussie’s Ultimate shock after hitting athletics jackpot
High jumper Nicola Olyslagers has pocketed over $A100,000 with a runner's up finish on the first night of athletics' lucrative new Ultimate Championship.
Myers out to lead Aussies to Ultimate athletics high
Cameron Myers and fellow 1500m hope Jess Hull are ready to lead a small but powerful Australian contingent at World Athletics' inaugural Ultimate Championship.
Myers dazzles with 1500m crown at Diamond League Final
Australian Cameron Myers has continued his rapid rise in world middle-distance running, triumphing in the 1500m at the Diamond League Final in Brussels.
Former javelin hurler smashes Sydney Marathon record
Addisu Gobena, a 21-year-old from Ethiopia whose chief athletics pursuit was javelin until 2023, has stormed to victory in a record time at the Sydney Marathon.
Aussie soars back to form in Zurich Weltklasse meet
Australia's world high jump champion Nicola Olyslagers has soared again on a sensational night of athletics in Zurich when two world records were broken.
Aussie jumping for joy after dream win at world titles
It was a dream come true for Izobelle Louison-Roe when she soared to the gold medal in the high jump at the world athletics under-20 championships.
Aussie walking wizard Beacroft has world at his feat
Australian Isaac Beacroft has continued his personal gold rush with a record-breaking victory in the 5km race walk at the world athletics U20 championships.
Aussie doc enjoys surgical javelin victory in Glasgow
Sydney doctor Mackenzie Little has won the javelin gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in surgical fashion as pole vaulter Kurtis Marschall soared to glory.
Miracle mile, men’s relay complete golden Games haul
Australia have won gold in the Commonwealth Games men's 4x100m relay for the first time in 52 years, while Abbey Caldwell led a clean sweep of the women's mile.
Discus king defends crown as Aussies add more medals
Matt Denny was untroubled in winning Commonwealth Games discus gold again in yet another medal-laden session for the Australian team in Glasgow.
‘I’m human’: Aussie flag bearer loses Games title
Nina Kennedy failed to defend her crown, while Torrie Lewis and Lachie Kennedy missed the podium. But Australia still claimed more athletics medals in Glasgow.
‘In your dreams, champ’: Aussie winner’s quip to Kenyan
Emerging race walk star Isaac Beacroft has overcome a chirpy Kenyan opponent to add to Australia's growing medal tally on the track in Glasgow.
Sprint stars bullish ahead of another date with destiny
Lachie Kennedy and Torrie Lewis both have golden chances to grab another medal at what has been a remarkable Commonwealth Games for Australia's athletics team.
The 2002 medallist making an inspirational Games return
A three-time Commonwealth Games medallist and the oldest member of Australia's athletics squad, Eliza Ault-Connell explains why she is back in the race chair.
Records fall, young guns’ medals launch golden 100m era
Lachie Kennedy and Torrie Lewis have won medals and broken national 100m records in Glasgow, producing eye-catching times at the Commonwealth Games.
Aussie Davies mows down Kenyan for 10,000m gold
Rose Davies has surged clear with two laps to go to claim a historic gold medal in the Commonwealth Games women's 10,000m final in Glasgow.
Mollie outgunned, Aussies reach new heights in Glasgow
Mollie O'Callaghan has been dethroned as Commonwealth Games 100m freestyle champ as Australia's swimmers grabbed a staggering 15 medals on day four in Glasgow.
Athletes urged to step up as Comm Games icon drops out
Jess Hull wants athletes to embrace the Commonwealth Games and ensure the event has a bright future, with Glasgow 2026hit by another high-profile withdrawal.
Golden Glasgow: Aussies’ lofty goals for new-look Games
While Australia boasts a broad range of excellent Commonwealth Games gold medal prospects in Glasgow, it all starts at the pool.
Kerr breaks mile world record, Aussies shine in London
Josh Kerr made it a landmark day in London with a world mile record while Australia's women shone too at the pre-Commonwealth Games Diamond League meet.
Gout’s out: teenage sprint star hamstrung by injury
Sprint superstar Gout Gout has suffered a major hamstring injury that will force him to miss this year's under-20 world championships.
Strintzos strides to Australian marathon record
Haftu Strintzos has broken Andy Buchanan's 2024 Australian marathon record in winning a blistering race on the Gold Coast.
Good as gold: Aussie long-distance king back on track
Fit again, Andy Buchanan will line up in his first major race in more than a year - enough time for plenty to have changed in the marathon world.
Track star Myers sets new world-leading time in Paris
Australian middle-distance star Cameron Myers has delivered the biggest performance of his career by powering to 1500m victory at the Paris Diamond League.
Australia’s Eddie aims to go even faster in Glasgow
Eddie Nketia produced some eye-opening 100m sprint times recently. He wants more on debut in a strong Australian Commonwealth Games athletics team.
Gout flies home for third in 150m behind US great
Australian sprinter Gout Gout has finished an impressive third behind the great Noah Lyles in the 150m at a track meet in Ostrava.
Aussie sprint king outlines lofty ambitions
Queensland's Lachie Kennedy has his sights on achieving Commonwealth Games glory and a slice of Australian sprinting history before the year is out.
Gout Gout blown out: Aussie schooled on big-time bow
Australian teenage athletics sensation Gout Gout could only finish sixth on his Diamond League debut at the Bislett Games in Oslo, up against the sprint elite.
‘Chuffed it was you’: Aussie beats unbeatable Mondo
Australian Kurtis Marschall has achieved what no pole vaulter has been able to do in nearly three years -- defeat the mighty Armand Duplantis.